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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 925 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 925 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 89 m short of the threshold. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna Citation Longitude taxied from the parking area to runway 13 at ORKK Kirkuk Air Base in 92 minutes, covering 15 nm on the ground.
During the departure roll on runway 13, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 135 kt and left the runway after traveling 1,218 m, which represented 41 % of the available length. Ambient conditions were 49 °C with a wind from 180° at 15 kt, including an 11 kt cross-wind component and a 10 kt head-wind component.
The climb commenced overhead the departure airport, climbing from 1,933 ft asl to 40,008 ft asl - an altitude gain of 38,076 ft - in 15 minutes while covering 98 nm.
Level cruise began 12 mi south-east of ORTF Tall Afar Army Air Field and continued for 460 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 1,409 nm.
Descent operations started 34 mi north of Ancona, Italy, with the aircraft descending from 39,994 ft asl to 5,071 ft asl - a loss of 34,924 ft - in 18 minutes and traversing 115 nm.
A brief cruise segment followed, initiating 1 mi north of Vergato, Italy, and lasting 5 minutes while covering 14 nm.
The next descent began 1 mi east of Sestola, Italy, with a reduction from 5,017 ft asl to 3,292 ft asl - a decrease of 1,725 ft - in 2 minutes over a distance of 3 nm.
Final approach to runway 02 at LIDP Pavullo Airfield was conducted from the south, on a heading of 14.0° at 2 nm and 1,047 ft agl.
Touchdown occurred before the runway threshold at a speed of 104 kt; the vertical speed at impact was minus 424 fpm. The touchdown point was offset by 4.7 m from the centreline. Local weather at the time was 25 °C with a wind from 349° at 1 kt, including a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind. The aircraft required a landing distance of 197 m, representing 21 % of the runway length.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm on the ground.
In total, the flight covered 1,658 nm, took 288, and consumed 3,572 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 02 at LIDP Pavullo Airfield was flown from the south on a heading of 14.0 ° at 2 nm and 1,047 ft agl. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as unstable, being off the glideslope and off the centreline. Ambient temperature was 25 °C with wind 1 kt from 349 °, giving a cross-wind component of 1 kt and a head-wind component of 1 kt.
The aircraft crossed the threshold early, touching down before the runway threshold. Touchdown speed was 104 kt, which the data rates as good, while the vertical touchdown rate was hard at minus 424 fpm.
Touchdown occurred slightly off centreline, measured at 4.7 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance was 197 m, representing 21 % of the runway length.
Runway rollout alignment was recorded as very good.
The score of 81.4 % indicates overall competence, but the unstable approach and off-glideslope condition contributed to the early touchdown and hard landing; concentrating on a stabilised approach by the 1,000 ft gate and tighter glideslope tracking will reduce the need for corrective flare inputs and improve touchdown smoothness.
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